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Nelson Mandela died in 2013 at the age of 95. Internet users are remembering South Africa’s first black president and renowned anti-apartheid activist with the hashtag #MandelaDay on July 18, which would have been his 99th birthday.

The Hall of Presidents and First Ladies Museum in Gettysburg, Pa. closed in November. The shuttered museum that featured wax figures of all 44 U.S. presidents and their first ladies displayed the figures before auctioning them off on Jan. 14, 2017.More

Whether it was visiting a classroom in Baltimore, attending a bill-signing ceremony in Annapolis or watching an Army-Navy football game at M&T Bank Stadium, Barack and Michelle Obama found plenty of occasions to visit Maryland over the past eight years.

Before the Obamas leave The White House next week, The Sun took a look back at the President and First Lady’s many trips to Charm City and its surrounding areas.

We dug back in our archives to bring you some of our favorite old time photos photos from the nation’s capital — from Georgetown to the Metro stations to the Tidal Basin, and even a few glances of the city from the sky.

From holding babies to campaign pins and signs and hanging out with the kids on the couch, a side-by-side photo comparison of U.S. President Barack Obama and Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney.